If Dr. Krop was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Norland on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lightning fell just short of the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Lightning were not able to make up for their loss to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in March of 2023.
Dr. Krop started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-12.
Jeremy Fernandez paced Dr. Krop's offense, picking up 21 kills. Fernandez got some help from Hau Khual and his 33 assists. Khual was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.
Dr. Krop dropped their record down to 9-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hialeah-Miami Lakes, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-6.
Dr. Krop and Hialeah-Miami Lakes could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Lightning will take on Reagan at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (94 vs. 4). Meanwhile, Hialeah-Miami Lakes (ranked 67th) will meet Varela (ranked 16th) at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
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